Quonset Point NAS – September 24, 1943

March 14, 2018

Quonset Point Naval Air Station – September 24, 1943

Douglas SBD Dauntless
U.S. Navy Photo

Due to low lighting conditions, on the night of September 24, 1943, an SBD-5 Dauntless, (Bu. No. 28340), taxied off the end of the runway and dropped off a seawall where it sank in 3o feet of water. The pilot and the gunner escaped without injury. The aircraft was recovered.